WELLINGTON COUNTY – The holiday season can be filled with joy, laughter and love, but for some it can also be isolating, depressing and include pressures that negatively impact their mental health.
Children’s play space officially opens at county museum
ABOYNE – After almost 18 months, a children’s play space has officially opened at the Wellington County Museum and Archives.
Fergus resident represents Canada, wins silver at international ball hockey tournament
FERGUS – Richard Wigmore recently led the men’s Team Canada Ball Hockey Team to a silver medal at the world championships.
Minto water rate rising 4%; wastewater going up 2%
MINTO – Minto residents can expect their wastewater rates to increase by two per cent next year.
Ride Well rural transit program improves accessibility
ABOYNE – The county’s rural transit program, Ride Well, now offers accessible transportation options for residents across the county and Guelph.
Minto hosting annual New Year’s Eve party
PALMERSTON – The Town of Minto, Minto Fire and the Palmerston Lions Club have joined forces to host Minto’s annual Fire and Ice Family New Year’s Eve Party.
Wheels of Hope in desperate need of volunteer drivers
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The demand for volunteer drivers continues for the Canadian Cancer Society’s Wheels of Hope program.
Father-daughter duo wins international fitness competition
BELWOOD – Father-daughter duo Mike and Norah Pinkney from Belwood won an international Ruck Race Partner Series this fall.
Council approves $15,000 grant for apartments in Teenie Tiny Toys building in Palmerston
MINTO – Council here has approved possibly the last structural grant of the year for $15,000.
Minto draft capital budget totals close to $17 million
MINTO – The town’s 2026 draft capital budget totals just under $16.9 million and is split into three priority groups.
Town shares business retention and expansion survey insights
MINTO – Over the summer, town staff met with 82 businesses in Clifford, Harriston and Palmerston as part of its business retention and expansion (BRE) project, in partnership with the Minto Chamber of Commerce.
Santa Claus is coming to Holstein
HOLSTEIN – Santa Claus is set to return yet again for Holstein’s annual non-motorized Santa Claus parade on Dec. 13 at 1pm.
Province needs ‘reality check’ on funding to replace speed camera revenue: Lennox
GUELPH – Automated speed enforcement officially ended on Nov. 12 and the county has received $210,000 from the province for alternative road safety measures.
Minto’s draft capital budget totals close to $17 million
MINTO – The town’s 2026 draft capital budget totals just under $16.9 million and is split into three priority groups.
Demand for Adopt-A-Family program up 5% again this season
GUELPH – The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington County’s Adopt-A-Family program is yet again seeing a five per cent increase in families and individuals reaching out for support over the holidays.